Bret Bielema

Running off at the typewriter … Kudos to new Florida State University president John Thrasher for meeting with the football team a few days ago and essentially telling the players that enough is enough and to stop being knuckleheads. Thrasher is no dummy. He knows that the Jameis Winston sexual-assault saga coupled with the recent arrests of two players — Dalvin Cook and De'Andre Johnson — on charges of hitting women are making parents very nervous about sending their daughters to Tallahassee. I got an email earlier this week from the mother of an Orlando high school senior who is in the process of selecting her college. The mother's comments should be...

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Running off at the typewriter …
Kudos to new Florida State University president John Thrasher for meeting with the football team a few days ago and essentially telling the players that enough is enough and to stop being knuckleheads.
Thrasher is no...

HOOVER, Ala. - The SEC's annual four-day Football-Palloza wrapped up this week and here are some of the stories you may have missed.
LSU looks to rebound after a slew of NFL departures
The Buzz: After a disappointing 8-win season in 2014, LSU is...

HOOVER, Ala. — Bret Bielema is giving credit where credit is due.
The former Iowa Hawkeyes nose guard and now head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks knows the importance of the guys up front — the offensive line. He's seen it first-hand as a player and...

HOOVER, Ala. -- As the annual Southeastern Conference Media Days get under way today on the outskirts of Birmingham, repeat after me: What I am about to read is not a ranking of the best coaches in the SEC's past or even the SEC's present; it is...

Orlando Sentinel college insider Matt Murschel ranked all 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country entering the 2015-16 season. The Sentinel staff takes a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 128 to our projected No. 1...

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Relationships are hard and commitment is scary.
Thank goodness we have the greeting card industry or millions of men would be in trouble.
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GAINESVILLE — The question isn't why Randy Shannon was hired by new Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain; the question is why Shannon wasn't hired by old Florida head coach Will Muschamp.
Or Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher.
Or any other head...

University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez is returning to coaching for another one-night only.
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Gary Andersen stunned...

Quinton Powell of Daytona Beach Mainland has changed up his final visit and will be headed to Oregon on the last weekend of official visits for the 2013 recruiting season.
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You've already won.
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